Kendra Duggar has reportedly been relocated to a ‘private residence’ with her children following her release from custody.
In the meantime, her husband, Joseph Duggar, is still being held in an Arkansas detention center after facing accusations of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl.
Instead of returning home, Kendra and her children were immediately moved to a secure location, according to a report from People.
Joseph’s arrest was followed by Kendra’s own legal troubles. She was arrested on March 20 and charged with four counts of false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child.
Kendra, 27, was released after posting a $1,470 bond, approximately 90 minutes after her initial booking.
According to the report, Joseph and Kendra eventually managed to speak via a collect call, after he unsuccessfully attempted to reach her twice from the Washington County Detention Facility.
Kendra Duggar was taken to a ‘private’ residence with her and Joseph Duggar’s children after she was released from custody over a week ago
They eventually talked at 8:11 p.m. on the night of Friday, March 20.
During the call, she asked him: ‘Did you hear that I’m out here with … did you hear where I’m at and everything?’
While he told her not to reveal her location, she replied: ‘They brought me to a good place to stay that’s very private.’
She was reportedly transferred to said remote residence with their four children.
The couple’s four kids are: Garrett David, born in 2018; Addison Renee, born in 2019; Brooklyn Praise, born in 2021; and Justus, born in 2022.
At one point, she also asked him if he’s ‘doing OK’ and he explained he is ‘trying to keep [his] spirits up.’
He also seemingly got choked up while talking about turning to his faith when thinking about ‘all the situations.’
Her home was searched by the Tontitown Police Department and the Arkansas Department of Human Resources on March 19, the day after Joseph’s arrest.
Her husband Joseph remains in police custody after his arrest following an accusation that he sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl in 2020
Kendra was charged with four counts of false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child following his arrest. She was arrested and released the same day she was booked
It was during the search that authorities discovered alleged evidence to charge her with four misdemeanor counts of false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child.
She is set to appear in court on April 29.
A source close to the Duggar family also told People earlier this week about the alleged circumstances that led to her arrest.
The insider also revealed that both Joseph and Kendra could face up to eight years in prison.
The source claimed that her charges are in no relation to Joseph being accused of sexual assault.
A police investigation of the couple’s home reportedly found that the locks to the bedrooms were on the exterior of the doors, per the outlet.
Joseph was arrested two days earlier, on March 18.
Since then, he has been reportedly held at the Arkansas detention facility for nine days and has since been transferred to a publicly undisclosed location.
Rather than return home, she and her children was immediately transported to a secluded location. She shared that information with him during a collect call on March 20
Both Joseph and Kendra could face up to eight years in prison if found guilty on all of their charges; pictured on Counting On
He was awaiting his transfer to Florida after waiving his right to extradition during a hearing on the same day his wife was arrested.
He was accused of sexually abusing a minor several times during a 2020 family vacation to Panama City Beach.
The nine-year-old girl told the police that he allegedly sexually assaulted her when they were sitting on a couch together while a blanket was placed over her.
He is expected to be charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a minor under the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior committed by an individual over the age of 18 when he is arraigned in Florida.
Police said in documents obtained by the outlet that Joseph admitted to ‘unlawful sexual contact’ during one of their interviews at the detention center, per The Hollywood Reporter.
‘As the vacation continued, he also asked her to sit next to him on a couch and covered them with a blanket. During this time, Joseph manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals. He would also continue to rub his hands on her thighs,’ the Bay County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement obtained by the outlet.
